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| The chive flower is beginning to 'die'. |
On Monday, I posted a photo of
a little vase of flowers which had been picked from my allotment. It included Horse Tails (
Equisetum arvense) and Ivy-Leaved Toadflax (
Cymbalaria muralis). Neither are popular in flower arrangements but both are beautiful. Indeed, it might be tempting to say the Equisetum isn't very popular anywhere. Once it finds a place to grow it spreads and spreads - downwards as well as sideways. It's well nigh impossible to get rid of. That, however, does not stop it being beautiful and interesting. In fact, I find it breathtaking. (I used to
enthuse about it on my old blog - Loose and Leafy in Dorset). As for the Cymbalaria, I think it's just a matter of it being small and people just don't think of using it. Admittedly it doesn't last long once picked but it lasted long enough to be enjoyed.
I loved this little collection of flowers while it was fresh. I am finding it fascinating as it decays. In particular, the poppy and the chives are providing interest. I'm not sure if either will produce seeds. They have been indoors too much, away from pollinators. But they are worth 'watching' - to see what happens.
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| The yellow poppy has lost its petals. |
Already the yellow (Welsh?) poppy is at a stage I've not noticed in a poppy before. I see poppies in flower each year. They are all over the place: in gardens, wild in the countryside and sprung up in town. And I admire their seed heads. Depending on the variety they can be quite large and dramatic. But I'd not previously noticed them with a frill round.
What's more, I had assumed all poppy seed heads have a star on the top. I've seen these stars even when the petals are still on board. Here you can see one on a 'coronovirus poppy' - one of the plants that have only been 'allowed' to grow because the grass has not been mown this season round an electricity sub-station.
But the yellow poppy, has a pom-pom instead of a star.
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Today's Random Act of
Wildness is to
observe changes
in dying flowers.
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So my Random Act of Wildness today is not to throw flowers away but to 'notice' them (enjoy them!) right to the end. Let's start a new movement. 'Let your dying flowers be adored'.
